6 JTOBLEST of -women; OHUMCNT TO THE MOTHER OP WASHINGTON. It. the TynlcaJ Woman of the Ion- "he PnrmM the Charartfw at 'Amwloi'i niwtt Patriot, Sut UUamn. U-E dedication of a monument flt Frpdurickit burx, Va., to tliu njotnoryof Mary, t5f . mother of Wohtnfton, Is Tpry tardy Jus tice to otic of the noblowt women In. . American his tory. Manyywurs igo . tvn effort won DMItlP to to Mbtt TUill. iho woman who .t :to bo wtflJ Uie m.ott ami 4.unt,, patriot tflie world ban evr fejiown. i In 1830, Mr. Q rge Wotfi tairi :i Parke Ourtls, Wnnhinjftcnrt d rod. wxi, IhhucxI a attrrlnx appeal tt i-Jt- ooutttry, ami wide intonwt in the Diatter wan excited, or a time. Dot It bore no fruit uutll 1H33, wlien linn. Sitos E. Burrow, of New York, uWtml . to lr the expense of con fcclll4f a etatHT monument. Tbe do or a Ktyle that would not now i eceptaMe. Eijrht Grecian columns ) et In embrasures upon a miiiare paAental. and ovc tSume were prrohed tnar englcs Above tnpered an olie ttafc, surmounted by a tutt of Georfte Wo,fhimrtm, and upon the bust was a Sffli eagle . wrth outfretolMd wlnx. Vmr corner utone of this mouunHMit wm kid by Prv1lnt Andrew 3uk n 'in 1S3K. but it was novor comnlot-rt- Mr. i Burrows irot hvro financial difficulties ajil di'd Itefutrv novo mpLi sh iny his tleflgrn. The new monument la a beautiful dhellsk of plain whKe marble, fifty tee trljrh and eh-vim foet square at Qie rnse, b.-urlng an Inscription In em boMed letters, simply: "Mary, tho Mother of Warfhlntrton." It was ex wonted in Buffalo. N. Y., and waa wt tn poHttlon on LVcomlxT 23 last. The Whole fabric cost $11,000. raised en Hrly by tlio ladies cf the National Heap Vanihln(rtan Memorial As9.cla tton, nnd tlie uxvnnmc-nt Is In ltwlf creditable alike, to the tlistiiiul8lil woman whom It commemorate nnd to the paitrl.rvic American women v!k Have honored thvnipdv by thus hon crtow ber. The old monument in t)ie mtery ..at tYerUTlchtibiirac was ,do molislied : to moke room for this new and tx-uutifi.i o in it. The dedlefitr.-y oxorrWu on Thurs day May 10, 1S04. were of the hlt.'best tnteroeU There were yrenent a large number of - ditftttwrlxlied guests. In cluding TrwMeut Cleveland and his eabrnrt, -with their wlv8, . Vlce-Presi-Jent and Mrs. f Stevenson, Chief Jus Wee Fuller, nnf Associate ' Justices of ttta Supreme Court, many Senators and UepreMitnt4ve, Gov. O'Perrai, at Vlrtrtnla, and a host of other uota M from all parts of the Union, in tfodltw various chapters of the Daugh ters and Hons of : fjhe Amertoan lie- valotton. Tbe irrcelIii; were ojened by Gov. OTerrall. of Virginia, who de Bvred an 1lve. which, at the spe cial Invitation of the lKiord of Lady Mamurers. wsis responded to by Prosl dewt fiWelinid who preskUtl wer the aonsequent proceodlnjr. Lawrenco WasMmrton, the son of 'Augustine ftu3iiaf?tdn. the favorite nephew of Mary Waohlnfrton. ttiu Father of his Country, who In herited Mouut Vernon, and soM it. t Om Association txiat owns ki now, made an address on behalf of the mtr Tlving relatives of Washington. Johu W. Daniel, United States Sunator from Vlntlaia, then delivered &u oloqueut and ImpretMlve oratiou. Tin- dis tinguished guests were afterward en tertained by tho ladles of IVeUericks birg, in the house in which Mary Washington lived during the revolu tionary war, and in which she died AuguBt 25, 1S78, While her favorite son was serving his first term las rruaident In New York. In this an- of the "coming wo man." when n little contempt i ex preiwed in ,uUU addrcssts for tlio woman of rhe past, a study of the euanutcr of Mary Ball is very int. etrtiug. While so little la knowu tt her origin, rlmt Un; mime of her father Is actually unknown to this day, there la do doubt us to the fact that she was a woman of romarkable spirit, capacity and I. 'fitness of character, and that Washington not only took his etiief trait f,om her, but thart slio wax also tht main instrument in his fralnlmr and edneatlon. On thW point thiTe Is no disagreement whatever among historian and blograiriiurs. Uespectlng hei Washington himself .leclared solemnly, "All that I am I owe to my mother." Lafayette, after nn Interview with her, said: "I have wen tho only Itom:in matru living at iis day." Count Ilocha.uibenu ls.re-;oi-W io hn-.-e exclaimed arter meet ing her: "If stieh nre the matrons of America, she may well boast of lllus trtoiw sou..." One of her neighbors recorded tills ,1 her a week following 'ut death: "There Is no fame In rlie world purer tbnn (hit of tliv inoi.hei if WBChington, and no woman since 'Ah- mothej- of IV -x. haa left a better claim to the ivivrenee of mankind." Of her uIho the adopted sni of Wah Ington also wrote, thirty -seven yenri after her (le:rli: "Had slie lxnrn of the olden time, siiiK'ttcs would have tx-en etwted to her memory at tun capitol. uud she would havo l.n call ed ttio mother of nomana." History also records tlie f.ict tliat It was the pres4cuce of rhla witm motiiw that prxveaitel Washington from unturrug tho British na'vy, wliem a boy, and 3P Wm anved htm for tlh more jtkwious des tnr that awaMi-d him. So tar as tradition can be trusted, Mary Ball waa a belt In her younger days, tmJwWuue, hltih-iirUcd and willful. Wlmt la really known la that as tiie widow of AuKuatlne Washing ton. she was a woman of strong and vUcirxnis ctMiractor, idiwed with pt reiy and Industry, who nwod h-r five children In the love of truth, respect for tigntful auUiority and .mm Mry WnthtaifWm Monument, habits of strict industry. That Taifo Inphm loved and reverenced her Is well known, bin she seems also to have (treat ly lmjireased the many prominent men slie came Into contact with wlnni her son became Jauious. In addition to (treat division and 1Ik nlty .f ch;ir.i-er. she extracted Anna Jaftj.vetie and utiier fini"iiH men ex-IX'i'U-nced in tlii- eourts of Kurojve the hlahrst eyiwessl.ui.K of ndin1rar1m for j qualities that are purely feminine. She was undoubtedly a representative of ' 44U . 1 . 1 I ... 1 type of womanhood. filitiightpr of thcllnnnrnit. T-lve pltion HhiHtln from trans will never become (tenerally popular in this i couutry, because it is doubtful If there I Is any firrm of so-called "sport'J which I offers so little amuwniont for so large a price. It is cheaper to kei a sad- die horse' and a pair of trotters the ' year rouud than to Indulge in pigeon shooting to any great extent. The well-known plgion eluli in the vidn- Itr if New York sell birds to rJi-Jr members for thlrtj-llve cents - apiece. and besides this cost the ioruman r must pay for his cartridges, fee th 1 men who manipulate the traps, and provide hlmHelf with refreshments. , If iH'ts are made and tliiTe are ntany wTio seek to recoup themselves in this- way the expeiiw is likely to te mucn greater. In lingtfuxl and on tho Continent there are a grtat many men who are said to make a good living out of pigeon shooting by means of lets made on the matches In which they take part themselves, but here such a means of existence would le looked upon as precarious to say tho least. The birds are supplied to the club members at about their original cost profit is made through their natural Increase, as we31 as by the ale of the dead birds at $1.20 a dossen and by the returning of those pigeons which (W)pt unhurt to the barn from which they cainrt. The number of pigeons killed during a brisk ueason at the different clubs in the vicinity of Now York is very large. Hypnotlmi. Thei-e has ben a great deal of stuff and nouseute written nNut hypnotism, as if It were something very nbstruse," said an Arch street physician. "In fact. It Is an every day phase of mental abstraction. Any one may hypnotize hlmnelf In a few mluuU-s by closing his eyes, di recting them inward ami downward, and thru, Imagining his breath to be vapor, watching its Inhalation and ex pulsion from the nostrils. Babies in variably look cross-eyed lefore going to sleep. Id this way producing what hypnotists call transit x Ion.' fisher men often hypnotize themselves watching a cork an a surface of shin ing water. An hour passes as if It wore a few minutes." Philadelphia Record. The liuijr Hee. Ooreful weighing shows that an or dinary bee, not loaded, weighs the one five-thousandth jmrt of a pound, so that it takes 5,000 bees, not loaded, to make a ioHnd. But the loaded bee. when he comes in frth from the fields nnd flowers, loaded with honey or bee bread, weighs nearly three times more that Is to say, he carries nearly twice his own weight. Of loaded bees there are only about 1,800 in the pound. An ordinary hive of ttees con tains from four to five pounds of bees, or lietween 20,000 and 25.010 individ uals, but some swarms have double this weight nnd number of leos. The Agriculturist. A I'tieuomenon. "This Is tiot th first time you have filed tills claim," sold tho government otilirlui. "No," i-epllod the aspirant .for ca&h; "It's the seventh." "Amd you have Increased, the amount each time, s that It is now a good many thousands of dollars more than it was originally." "I felt Justified in doing so." "It is vory strange," min-murud the official. "It upsets one of tho strongest impression I had concerning modhan ic" "Mechanlesr "Yes. The more yon filed this claim the logger It got to bo." American Industries. An Knterprlnlns Clergyman. The versatile clergyman of Charles ton, Me., comes up for occasional mention! nnd he Is worthy of It, for so ntei'prlslng a man should be en couraged. He owns the princliml hotel iu the town, and his name is lliggins. He is pastor of the church, nm) Is said to be the beet all-round enterprising Christina gcntlemua in tiie State. He rebuilt tho academy. wns a glove factory, has bulrt on observatory, and is giving the town more Improvements uhiiu any other man. His good example and good works should make him a towvr of strength in the entire region thereabout THE COLUMBIAN, TANTrNO AN ALLIGATOR. fMf ht niffloaltt In M Wky of Kdarst ing the Saurian. TVom a Texas pojier: "You see that item In one of the ,paiers about tamln' young alligators, J reckon," said a Gravesend man, -capturing the city editor by the button hole, and draw ing him Into a doorway. "You know the .paper salH It was the fash'uable thing to do." "I don't remember. Perhaps I did. What of It?" asked the city editor. "1 fried it," said the Graveseud man. "A friend of mine brought me one from New Orleans, and I'm tamln' that alligator for the children to play with." "How does flie experiment come ulong?" said the city editor. "I don't know about the experiment; tue alligator Is thrlvln'. He was six weeks old when I got him, two months ago, and he's seven years old now. People In our parts says he's all the alligator I'll ever need." "What does lie aoV" "Well, it's here. When he came he was a sportive little cuss, and just wobbled around friendly. He was chiefly mouth, and we used to feed him for the .fun of seeln' him at. Now, we skin around when we see him comln' for the fun of seeln' him go hungry." "Is he dangerous?" asked the city editor. "J haven't been close enough to see. He eat up ;my dog, and when I left .this mornin', he was in the sty argtrln' the question .of pork as a. diet with the pig. My wife thinks if the pig has any luck he'll find the cow we lost." "Better get rltl of him. hadn't you?" suggested the city editor. "1 don't know." replied the Graves end man. "We've stored so much nway In him now that it seems like gl-vln up most of our property, and my oldest girl says she can't hear of Imvin' her leg go out amongst stran gers." 'TMd he bite her leg off?" demnnded the horrified city dltor. '"Sure:" responded tho Gravesend man. "Took It off. short! Then there' the baby. We hate to pnrt with th lmby's grave, so we sorter try and lteep the alligator along. My wife In sists on kecpin' him, 'cause she tiling sue faw a couple o' peddlers go In one day, xicks and nil, and she's got an idea the iaoks may come to the front again if we hold on. Besides, she seen that item about tame alligator Win' fash'uable, and she's a good deal on atyle." Bnt, do you call that alligator lamer' "Cert'nry. lie comes right Into the house Tamo as any of us and keeps himself. He's got that heel." and the Gravesend man pointed to a mutilated foot. "There's my son's wife, too. She's part alligator now. He eat her up a week ago, and the boy hasn't got over his arm yet. The alligator the over his arm yet The alligator got the arm. tool" "Great scutt!" 'ejaculated the city editor. "Oh, yes. It's .lively down there. When he puts himself up he's business. He's the llghtningect alligator for a tame one you ever saw.- When we first got him we used him for a tack hammer, drew natls with him; but now lie's the iiend of the family, ex cel pay in' the rent. When there Is any mysterious disappearance around Gravesend the coroner comes nnd views the alligator. That ends It. When the baby was snatched they held the inquest in a tree The Jury wis all on one limb, and the alligator underneath, looking up. Bimeby the limb broke and the Jury disappeared in a row. Just as they sat. We cfldu't wait for any verdict. The coroner give me a permit, and after the fun eral, we shied an empty coffin nt the alligator. Then the minister said. 'Dust to dust,' and we all dusted. Do you remember whether that Item said what a real tame alligator ought to Ihi fed our "Don't recollect seeing It at ofl. Aren't you afraid he'll eat up some of your family?" "Think he's lluble to?" asked the Gravesend man with a curious ex pression of visage. "Yes, Indeed," replied the city editor. "Suppose he should swallow your wife?" "Ah?" said the Gravesend man. "He might get her, mlghten he? You think I'd better keep him, then?" and the Gravesend man leaned against the door and gave himself up to reflec tion. "So he might; so he might; so he might," the city editor heard him say, as be drew away and left him there. "That beautiful ' tame alligator may get her yet," and the gloom of night fall enveloped the frame dilating with a new hope. Working for HU Dinner. Laiy mpson (as a brother tramp heaves in sight) Thet's Jest my luck! Whenever I do a .disgraceful thing somebody comes along an' ketches me at It Judge. Decidedly Storing. New Minister Did you notice that any of the members of the congrega tlon were moved by my sermon? "Yes; once when you raised your voice Deacon Sinltlb nearly fell out of hU seat, tie was wakened so sudden ly." Chicago Iuter-Oeean. At 8t Anguntlne, Fla. She Tom, I won't stay here anv longer if you mean to play poker every night. He My dear, we can't afford to stay here ir I don't play poker. Judge. Hu Good Reaaana. ' Viola But, papa, the Marquis Is Charming; and ha is certainly geuer ous to a fault. Papa Well, he ought to be; he's got more or them tnnn anybody I know of. Beuuttlonal. Mrs. Dean What was the text of Snobley's sensational sermon? OKI Dean "The pace that surpaascth nil llrul.tratn n1lny ' BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE SHOE and DRY GOODS STORE OF BLOOMSBURG. Years of experience and itore at moderate coet. Small expenses and modern margin of profit give8 vou low prices for Shoes, Dry Goods, Notions of all kiml-s Table and Floor Oil Clotlis, Groceries tc. lie member we are headquarters for Shoes, and he have every thing in ihe Shoe line from the cheapest to the best. Come and see us and we will save you. W. CORXLK MAIjr AND IRON StS. HERE THEY ARE THREE OF THE FINES No. 1 6. Buckeye No. 17. Buckeye No. 3, One-half Buckeye Cultivator - Walking. There is a combination hard to beat We sell the best binder twine this season at the best prices. Don't buy your twine until you see our prices. ' ID. W BLOOMSBURG, DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, And tltft nafKVlntAri urnfT nt Vnirlluh and finnan Physicians, will be ut the Exchange Hotel, Bloomsbnrg, Pa., MONDAY, JUNE 18, 94, (ONE WAY ONLY IN EACH MONTU.) Where thoy may b ootiBtilted. The Doctor la a tjrndiiuM of ih rnlversltj of Pennsylvania, formerly il'-mouni rut or of phymology and ur Kery at the JlHdlco-Chlrunflcal College, of l'lillailelphla. lie Is also an honorary memlwr of the MeUlco-f'liinirKtcal AkhocUuIou. huJ was plvysli'hcn and siirveon-ln-chlcf of the mont noti'd Auierliwu ana German hospital, comes highly Iwloraed by the leading professors of liilludelphttt uud New York. HlKinnny yeurs of hospital exneilenee en atflcg this eminent physician and burgeon to correctly diagnose und treat all deformities and diseases with the most flattering suvcess, nnd his high standing lu the state will not allow him to accept auy Incurable case. LOST MANHOOD RESTORED, Weakness of Young Men Cured. If you have been given up by your phvslclan, call upon the doctor and be examined, lit cures the worst eases of Nervous Debility, Scrofula, Old hores. Catarrh, 1 lies, female Weakness, Affections of the Kar, Kye, Nose and Throat, Astbmu. Deufne., Tumors, Cancel s, and cripples of every description. Oouaultatlon In F.nglish and Oerman free, which shall be considered sacred and strictly ooiitUt ntlul. N0HTUEKN NOMI Ol'MUK: ti;mpi.u court mn.mxo, 311 Spruce Street, SCJSANTON, PA. Ofkics Bouks: a. m. to p. m. dally Kttnday, u a. m. to t p. tn. &-l-ly. ELECTRIC TELEPHONE Snlfi niilrii'lit. no rant, no rnmltr. AdiinlM to City, ViMm!t or Country. Newlfvl in vnrjr horn, nhoft, ft ore and offii'o. GreutCMt coDVtn innce nnu mt wllir on irt h. Auftiu iimlte from 91 lu 930 pr dn.r, Oim in n iHnnlenwt metin wilw to nil tn neighbor. Firm intru!i)nt, no toy, work anywher, finy diHtttuc. OomplHta, reiidy for uko when hii mX, fan bo iut up by any one, nitrer out of orrr, on rstimirtntf, 1im1 a Ufa tiroe. W nrrnntwd. A money jmii"r. Writ W. P. Harrison & Co., Ctet k 10, Columbus, 0. SPECULATION. The Hodden Commissitn Co., BROKERS, m chtntniit Street, I'hlladclphla, I'a., oITcrs speclnl fiicllltl.'a to traders In stocks, bonus am ii a a in, In large or small nuinUcs, for nmii or on margins of one per ceui.. or moiv. Bend for our pamphlet " Howio BjjfcuUiio." j-i-it. -d. KM Spot ChsIi put my in the money. H. MOORE. Cultivator - Broken M,S Ell III WlI&J Cultivator-Spring Tooth " " THOMAS GORREY Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work promptly attended io. Dealer ia Builder's Snp;lies. Inside Hrrdwood finishes a specialty. Persons of limited means w! o desire to build can pay pan and secure balance by mortgage. PATENTS Caveats aDd Trade Marks obtained, and al Patent business conducted for MODEUATB FKKH. OUU OFFICE IS OPPOSITE THE V. 8. PAT. ENT OFFICE. We have uo stib-agencl,, all business direct, hence can transact patent bust ness In less time and at Less Cost tb.au those ru mote from Washington. Kend model, drawing or photo, with descrlu tlon. e advise If patentablo or not, free o charge. Our fee not due till patent Is secured A book, "How to obtain I'uteius," with lete -ences to actual clients lu your State.County. o'r town, sent free. Address ' r C. A. 8N0W & CO,, Wahhlngton, I). 0 (Opposite U. 8 Patent ouice.) UIULAM, CALM! U'ly'S rio. ,1.. I rOrunA Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and Inflammation, Heals the Sores, Restores tlie Sense of Taste and smell. TRY THE OUEE-HAYHSeVER A particle is applied Into each nostril and la agreeable. Price 60 cents nt. lirumrlHtn; bv mall registered, 80 cts. ELY BKOTllKltS, 5(1 Warren HU, N .Y. LvniLni,iitnuLiiitiiij-: j COPYR GHTS. y4r CAIJ I OBTAIN A PATENT Kor BWfL Jf ,n? P honest opinion, write to Il I N 4i ., who have tad noarlT Uf ty jears cxperlenoe In the patent baslncu. Commuiilciu tloiin utrlutlT eontldentUI. A llnnilboiik of In. formation eonoerniua I'ntrnt and bow to ob. talp them sent free. Alao a catalogue Ot meyhau. lol and sclentine books ieut true. Patenu taaeu throOKh Mucn A Co. receive jneuial notice luthe Hclonfltie American, and put east to the inventor. Thu enlaiKill paiwr, iHued weeklv. aleaantlr lllntrated. has l. iu the lawert elrculatloa of anr scientific) work In the WST 'A j." .Tfl"- n'fl'f c'P'eii aent free. Bulldliw EdltloOtmonfhly. f 160 a year. Single eppies, a5 eenu. Bverr number oontaina beau- tiful plate. In oolora, and uliotoyrupha of new hounefc w th plana, enabhnKbulUlun to ahow the MUNN & CO. WtW YoitU, 301 BuuTuwAT. Tho"XnwZ to Dyo WcAs on West St. between 2nd and 3rd, ate now prepared to do all kinds of Mens Suits, Ladies' Dresses and Coats, Shawls, and every description of wearing apparel. Also, we do scouring, cleaning and press ing of goods that do not need dyeing, and make them clean and sweet as new. Goods sent by express should be addressed Wvg lim Dys Works. PCI&BBSI. J. R. Smith & Co. LIMITED. MILTON, Pa., By the following well-known makers : Chickerltifif) Knube, Weber, Hallct & Davis. Cua also f'aminh any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' pricen. Do not buy a piano beforf jjPtliug our prices. .o. Catalogue and Pries Lists On application. rhe Dest Sumbg Cil That Can te Made Fraui Potroliua. It cives a lirilliant lii.ht. It will not smoke the chimneys. It will not char the wick. It has a hinh fire trst. It will not explode. It is ire-cminently a family fifety oil. We Challenge Comparison with any other illuminating oil made. We stake our Reputation, as Refiner upon the statement 'that it is Tho lost Oil I TMIi WOULD. ASK. VUU1. DK.Vi.KK KUK. Crown - Acme It! AlUnTic ReiTning 3o.f BLOOMSBURG STATION, BLOOMSBURG, I'A 4
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